The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care in Hospital

<p><b>Highly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016</b><br /><br />3 am call: “Mrs X has a blood sugar of 23. Come and deal with it.”<br />”I think my insulin pen is called something like Solostar.”<br />The respiratory doctors started high dose prednisolone, and the patient’s glucose is 18. What is the blood glucose target for this patient admitted with an acute coronary syndrome?<br /><br />Do you struggle with common diabetes problems in hospital practice?<br /><i>The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care in Hospital</i> is an ideal companion for ward practitioners, providing answers to these and many other practical diabetes problems, helping you to deliver safe and effective care to patients.<br /><br />Using the best current UK and international guidance, <i>The Hands-on Guide to Diabetes Care</i> <i>in Hospital</i> presents succinct guidance on acute diabetes problems, blood glucose management, acute medical and surgical problems commonly complicated by diabetes and insulin and non-insulin agents, as well as preparing for discharge to the community. With top tips, key points, questions to ask, treatment and follow-up advice in each chapter, this is an essential resource for all medical trainees and students who treat diabetic patients. Ward-based nurses, diabetes specialist nurses and pharmacists will also find a lot that is relevant to their practice.</p>